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Storm of Steel

Storm of Steel

Over the weekend, my new copy of Storm of Steel, the latest campaign supplement for Dystopian Wars, arrived. After having spent a couple of days going over it, I think I can safely say that Storm of Steel has surpassed … Continue reading

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War At Sea: IJN vs USN, 200 Points

One of the fun parts of moving is getting to meet new gamers at your destination! This is just what happened a while back when I met up with fellow Foruminian Sun-Tzu for a game of War at Sea at … Continue reading

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My Experience at the DWVA Fall Event

My Experience at the DWVA Fall Event

MadDrB has already shared his observations on the event as the organizer, so I thought I would chip in a few words as one of the participants! This is just kind of a few general thoughts; I’ll try to get … Continue reading

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Dystopian Wars: RoF vs FSA, 1000 pts

Dystopian Wars: RoF vs FSA, 1000 pts

Landlubber (aka Greg) and I met up recently at the Game Vault in Fredricksburg, VA for a little Dystopian Wars action. This time we decided to play with 1,000 point naval core forces, with me running my French and Greg … Continue reading

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New DW Podcast

New DW Podcast

The fine gentlemen over at Clockwerk Warriors have released the first episode of their new podcast! You can find it here: http://clockwerk-warriors.blogspot.ca/p/podcasts.html I am pretty excited about this; Dystopian Wars podcasts, or really any naval themed gaming podcasts, are few … Continue reading

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DWVA Fall Event

Re-posted from the Uncharted Seas Courier: WHAT:  A special team-based event. Players must register as a 2-player team or individually registered players will be matched with other individually registered players. The rounds will be linked in a mini-campaign with victory … Continue reading

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War at Sea: Japan Vs. US Part 2

Welcome back! If you remember from Part 1, Seth and I played a 100 point game that was limited to 1942 with no subs or aircraft. Additionaly, night rules were in effect, limiting long range shooting. During the first game, … Continue reading

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War at Sea: Japan vs. US Part 1

In celebration and remembrance of the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Cape Esperance, Seth and I got together for another couple of games of War At Sea. In keeping with the theme of the battle, we set a year … Continue reading

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Fighting Lady

Fighting Lady

Saw this video posted over on the Forumini, and thought I would share it here. It is an hour-long period piece about the 2nd USS Yorktown and her first actions in the Pacific. What makes this piece particluarly interesting is … Continue reading

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Invaders & Invasions

Invaders & Invasions

I just got a whole box of new goodies from Studio Sparta today, which is Spartan Game’s new direct-only service. This order included the new Invaders (i.e., Martians a la H. G. Wells) and the much-anticpated ground combat extension of … Continue reading

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